“today's jam serves two masters- it's day no.5 for #GramophoneJams and it will also serve as my foray into #prisonjam territory. as the vocals are none too clear, lyrics are posted in the comments for them what are curious.  Dock Boggs was a banjo-playing Virginia coal-miner who recorded in 1927-29, but a combination of an overly religious wife and neighbors who hated secular music, his own stage fright, and the great depression meant his career ended as soon as it started picking up steam. He's an original- a mix of the blues and Appalachian folk.”

8 more comments  /  26 loves